Discover Holland in one hour

Madurodam shows how the Netherlands has grown from our old cities to the country we see today: characteristic, free and eccentric. You can still see the traces of these developments in the buildings, squares and streets, each with their own story. Below you can view several highlights of Holland.

Alblasserwaard

Mills ‘Kinderdijk’

The Netherlands is famous for its windmills that keep our self-made country dry. Nowhere in the world do you find so many windmills as in Kinderdijk, where there are 19. The windmills of Kinderdijk have been placed on the UNESCO World Heritage List since 1997.

Amsterdam

Church ‘Westerkerk’

The largest Renaissance church in Amsterdam was built in the period 1620-1638 according to a design by Hendrick de Keijser. At 87 metres, the church’s tower, the Wester Tower, is the highest church tower in Amsterdam.

Amsterdam

Museum ‘Rijksmuseum’

In this building dating from 1885, designed by P.J.H. Cuypers, is one of the largest and most important collections of paintings from the 15th to the 19th centuries located.

Amsterdam

Anne Frank Museum

In an attempt to escape the persecution of the Jews during the Second World War, the young Jewish girl, Anne Frank, went into hiding with her family in this house behind her father’s business on the Prinsengracht.

Amsterdam

Popular Neighbourhood ‘De Jordaan’

Amsterdam The Jordaan, with its small houses, is traditionally a typical working class neighbourhood in the centre of Amsterdam. It was originally the ‘petite bourgeoisie’ district and is now a very attractive, characterful neighbourhood.

Amsterdam

VOC

The trade route to the East was opened from the ‘first Dutch ship sailing’ in 1595. Other journeys followed, and the Netherlands soon dominated the international trading community. Johan van Oldenbarnevelt founded the Dutch East India Company (VOC) a few years later.

The Hague

Royal Palace ‘Huis ten Bosch’

This large country villa is the residential palace of Queen Beatrix. It was built around 1645 to a design by Pieter Post. The two wings were added in 1735 as a major renovation under the direction of Daniël Marot.

Utrecht

Dom Tower

Utrecht It took 61 years to build the 112-metre high Dom Tower, the tallest church tower in the Netherlands. The Gothic structure was completed in 1382. Now only the choir, transept and the tower of the church still stand. The Dom in Madurodam was unveiled in 1983 to commemorate the 600-year anniversary of the tower.

Den Bosch

Basilica ‘Sint-Jan’

The construction on the basilica Sint-Jan began in 1380. The church reached its present size 200 years later. It is a Gothic church with five aisles, designed by Willem van Kessel. The double flying buttresses are unique in the Netherlands and the 96 carved flying buttress figures are unique in the world.

The Hague

Peace Palace

The Peace Palace is located in The Hague, the international city of peace, justice and security, also the location of the International Court of Justice. It was built in 1913 to a design by French architect L.M. Cordonnier in cooperation with the Dutch professor J.A.G. van der Steur.

Big stories of the Netherlands

There is so much to see, discover and do at Madurodam. You become acquainted with the stories of the Netherlands in a surprising way. The models are exact replicas of special buildings and objects, on a scale of 1:25. Through intensive daily care, the greenery, especially small-leaved trees and shrubs, is kept to a maximum of 60 centimetres high. There are many interactive activities where, for example, you can step into the role of a lock keeper, dike guard, pilot or machinist.

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Address and route

Madurodam is easy to reach by public transport and by car. It is just 45 minutes from Amsterdam and 25 minutes from Rotterdam. If you would like to continue to the beach after your visit, you can have the sand between your toes at Scheveningen within 10 minutes.